Bathing cap



Nov. 18, 1924;

G. EATON BATHING CAP Filed Oct. 15 1923 s E s s E N n w ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 1a. 1924.

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I IB ATHING CAI.

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To all whom it may comm: j

' Be known that I, Gmvmva Eamon, a citizen of the United States residing at New York, in the county. of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Bathing Cap, of which the following is a specification. a J v This invention relates to bathin "caps, and

' its object to provide a device this kind reaching the same than is which will completely protect the hair, and mora'efiectively prevent any moisture from caps heretofore used. I

The invention consists in providing a cap having an elastic outer. covering similar to those now in use, and having a supplemental elastic bandsecured inside its lower portion at an oblique an is to the lower edge thereof and vulcan' thereto. In its preferred form, the invention also includes an elastic strip secured between the outer covering and the supplemental band, and having hair, and held between the marginal edges of the outer cover' and supplemental band, so as to absorb w atever moisture may tend to penetrate therebetween, so that theinnerband and the hair and ears of the wearer are kept perfectly dry.

The invention will be'more specifically described in connection with the accompanying thereof, showing the several thickn sepstood that this is merely illustrative, and

be made therein as I termediate band detached.

drawin which illustrates the invention in its pre erred form.

In the drawing I 5 Figure 1.is a' side elevation of abathing cap constructed according to m invention. igure 2 is a vertical longitu al section arated for the sake of clearness. y

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the in- Figure 4 is a perspective view of the chamois detached.

ivey'of the Figure5isaperspect chamois and intermediatestrip" -bled,

' stretched'over the head, and ha 1 tral longitudinal reinforcing bin with the inner band shown in dotted lines.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the outer layer or covering 10 is composed of elastic rubber adapted to be a ceng 1, and a marginal reinforcin banding 12, also of rubber. The inner ban elastic stri possible with the- 13 is also of elastic rubber, and secured at an oblique angle. to the outer covering along the dotted lme 14, and provided with cut out portions 15 adapted .to fit behind. the ears. Another 16 is secured between the outer covering 1 and the inner band 13, with its upper edge adjacent the. edge 14 of the in ner band. The strip 16 has its front por-- tion of about the same width as. the. inner band, but throughout the greater portion of its circumference it consists of a narrow strip 17. A comparatively broad rectangular strip of chamois 18 is oined at its up er edge to thestrip 17 by stitching 19 an is gathered at its ends, and there stitched to the end portions of the broad front part of the band 16, as shown at 20. Y

The supplemental inner band 13 and the elastic .strip 16 are. secured to the outer covering-10?aleng.- the line 14, preferably by vulcanizing, and are bound by a strip of faililflc 21. The tape is, however, non-essenti In'using the cap, the supplemental band 13 is stretched around the head with the cut out portions 15 fitting behind the ears,

.while the front portion of the outer covering 10, which projects beyond the. lower edge of the band 13, extends downwardly over the forehead, and the chamois is drawn tightly around. the back portion of the head and completely covers the hair and ears.

The outer covering, as wellas the strips 13 \and 16, are stretched around the head, and

whatever water passes underneath the rear art of the outer covering will be absorbed y the chamois, and the inner band 13, as well as the hair, will be kept perfectly dry.

VVhile'I have-shown the specific arran ment of the elastic strips and chamois with respect to the outer covering, it is to be underterial, the outer strip normally extendin below the lower edge of the inner strip, an a strip of chamois secured between the two elastic stri sand normally extending below the free ed of the inner one but terminating short 0 the free edge of the outer one. 2. A bathing cap having an outer elastic rubber covering, a supplemental inner band 'to the covering and having of elastic rubber vulcanized at its upper edge a free lower edge, and a strip of chamois secured 'bei tween the inner band and outer covering and rubber covering, a supplementalinner band to the covering, anda cured between the band andjouter covering of elastic rubber extending obliquely with reference to the lower edge of the outer covering and vulcanized at its upper edge and normally extending below the free edge of the band but terminating short of the marginal edge of the covering.

7 4. A bathing cap having an outer elastic I covering, a su plemental innerband and an intermediate strip of chamois seand, both of elasticrubber I and vulcanized their upper es'to the 7 outer covering, said intermediate nd having a broad front portion to extend over the I forehead, and a strip of chamois stitched to its rear portion.

5. A bathing cap having an outer covering of elastic rubber, a supplemental inner band and an intermediate band, both of elastic rubber and vulcanized at their upper edges to the outer covering alon a 'line which extends obliquely upwar %y from back to front, said intermediate band having a broad front portion to extendover the f0rehead, anda narrow rear portion and a strip of chamoissecured at its upper edge to said narrow portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myv own, I have hereto afiixed my signa- GENEVIEVE EATON, I 

